Congress Orders Airlines to Let You Carry on Your Musical Instrument! | The Fretboard Journal: Keepsake magazine for guitar collectors

Congress Orders Airlines to Let You Carry on Your Musical Instrument! | The Fretboard Journal: Keepsake magazine for guitar collectors


The Bill.
Section 403 of the legislation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, provides: 
 “An air carrier providing air transportation shall permit a passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument in the aircraft cabin, without charging the passenger a fee in addition to any standard fee that carrier may require for comparable carry-on baggage ….”
But, there must be space in the overhead bins.